Stereological evaluation of substantia nigra cell number in normal and hemispherectomized monkeys

Brain Research

Volumn 835, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 354-359

  Theoret H ^a   Boire, D ^a   Herbin, M ^a   Ptito, M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Degeneration; Hemispherectomy; Saccadic system; Stereology; Striatum; Subcortical

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CELL COUNT; HEMISPHERECTOMY; MONKEY; NERVE CELL DEGENERATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACCADIC EYE MOVEMENT; STEREOLOGY; SUBSTANTIA NIGRA;

ANIMALS; CELL COUNT; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; EVALUATION STUDIES; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; NERVE DEGENERATION; SACCADES; STEREOTAXIC TECHNIQUES; SUBSTANTIA NIGRA; VISUAL PATHWAYS;

EID: 0345711588     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(99)01598-X     Document Type: Article

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